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Ouch. I saw a woman using a mandolin to slice cucumbers recently and she was wearing a blue nitrile glove. When I asked her if that was enough protection she lifted the end to expose a kevlar glove. You have to protect your fingers.
Charley
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Perhaps the actual accident was with a "mandoline"? LOL!!
I have stop reading Sherlock Holmes stories . . . I keep trying to glean hidden information from seemingly casual observance.
I would use chain mail gloves.....on the mandoline, not the mandolin.
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The older I get, the less tolerant I am of political correctness, incompetence and stupidity.
The mandolin, not our mandolin, is a dangerous kitchen toy if you've never used one. It's the newbies who cut themselves.
We have one that gets pulled out every once in a while, for things like shredded cabbage or Thai green papaya salad. But it's a bear to clean, not really worth it for most things if you have decent knife skills in the kitchen, and know how to sharpen a knife. And that's a whole other discussion, since despite the name, the Cafe isn't really a foodie forum.
P.S but you should taste my Thai papaya salad... it's killer.
I might add that the mandolin/mandoline thing is mere variation in spelling of no consequence. Certainly in the UK I use both interchangeably, and it appears that way in books too. Perhaps the version without the 'e' is more usual in the USA. (I dare say this has been discussed previously).
She was playing the mandolin at work -and as we all know the mandolin can be wonderfully relaxing. And you can imagine all those beautiful melodies in the office, but she didn't have an appeciative audience. A couple of careless words...
I would enclose a photo of her boss but it aint pretty!
The mere idea of a "Mandoline Slicer" sends my mandolins whimpering with fear into their cases.
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Holly needs one of these: Jaccard Safehand Mandolin.
Jim
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Playing lately:
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I was wondering if any of the luthiers have tried one for shaving bridge bases or making braces/tone bars? Basically, looks like a more dangerous version of a plane......(you move the material rather than the plane...)
The mandolin slicers come with a safe "handle" that one should use to hold the food and keep the fingers out of harm's way. Apparently many people don't think they need them...
I've been using mine daily, as my new healthy eating plan has me eating potatoes and eggs every morning. I slice up a potato (with a mandolin) and cook it in avocado oil. A little salt and pepper and yum.
I was watching a cooking show the other day, they pulled out a mandolin and used it in a recipe. Seems the name of the thing came from the 'strumming action' of our little wonder....hmmmm.
Robert Johnson's mother, describing blues musicians:
"I never did have no trouble with him until he got big enough to be round with bigger boys and off from home. Then he used to follow all these harp blowers, mandoleen (sic) and guitar players."
Lomax, Alan, The Land where The Blues Began, NY: Pantheon, 1993, p.14.
Looks like it could be a great time saver -- up until that "oops" moment.......
Ouch! I have more than a little apprehension when I approach a grater or mandoline. What Rob said, I worked in a deli in high school and there was a guard on the slicer that should always be used...ask the guy (my boss actually) I had to take to the ER with his fingertip in my pocket...yuk!
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A few years ago I was using our mandoline slicer and giving my daughter a lecture on safety. I then sliced the end of my finger partway off. (It’s all healed and I still have sensation and feeling, thank goodness.) I will never live it down. Every time I mention safety now to my kids they start asking if they should call an ambulance now, or wait until I hurt myself...
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